The decisive support of Ukraine from Finland, Europe and the West will continue this year.
This was announced in his New Year’s speech by Finland President Sauli Ninisto, reports European Pravda with reference to the Yle.
television and radio company.
Ninista sees the similarity between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Winter War in Finland.
both Russia and the Soviet Union made a gross mistake, believing that they will quickly put Ukraine and Finland on their knees, he believes.
“Leaders of the authoritarian country, Stalin and Putin, did not take into account the essential factor. That in a free country people have will and beliefs. And that the people acting together are great power,” said Ninisto.
According to the head of state, the second miscalculation of Russia was that it thought that the sympathies of Europe or West to Ukraine would weaken.
This did not happen, the fate of Ukrainians is experienced with deep sympathy, he noted.